Lakehead to celebrate launch of new Research Centre
November 12, 2014 – Orillia, ON
The establishment of a new Research Centre for Sustainable Communities will be celebrated at an official launch on Tuesday, November 18 at Lakehead University’s Orillia campus.
The community is invited to attend the event to learn about the new Centre and to meet the members of the Lakehead Orillia faculty who helped establish the Research Centre, which is focused on interdisciplinary research that supports sustainable communities.
“I am extremely proud of this accomplishment,” said Dr. Kim Fedderson, Dean & Vice-Provost of the Orillia campus. “Since our campus opened in 2006, we have been focused on a community-centred approach. This Centre will now be a cornerstone for supporting all aspects of community sustainability.”
“The Centre is based on three core areas of research,” explains Dr. Nanda Kanavillil, Centre Director. “We will be promoting research in the areas of social justice, political economy and environmental sustainability.”
The Centre was approved by Lakehead University Senate last March and its unconventional approach to research, with an emphasis on multi-disciplines and collaboration, will be a catalyst for research funding and community partnerships.
The launch event takes place on Tuesday, November 18 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in the cafeteria at Lakehead’s University Avenue campus.
“This is an opportunity for community members and representatives of organizations and businesses in the region to learn more about the planned activities of the Centre and ways to get involved,” adds Dr. Kanavillil.
Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP to nkanavil@lakeheadu.ca.
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Dr. Nanda Kanavillil, Director of Lakehead’s new Research Centre for Sustainable Communities.
MEDIA: For more information, please contact Communications Officer, Kathy Hunt, at 705-330-4008 ext. 2014 or kjhunt3@lakeheadu.ca.
In 2015, Lakehead University will celebrate 50 years of exceptional education. Guided by its Strategic Plan (2013-2018), Lakehead is known for providing an education focused on independent thinking, unconventional scholarship, and a close sense of community. About 9,700 full-time equivalent students and 2,000 faculty and staff learn and work in ten faculties at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university: home to Ontario’s newest Faculty of Law in 44 years, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and faculties of Engineering, Business Administration, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities, Science & Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Education, and Graduate Studies.
Maclean’s 2015 University Rankings places Lakehead University 2nd in Ontario and among Canada’s Top 10 undergraduate universities, and 1st among Ontario’s undergraduate universities for Total Research Dollars, Social Sciences & Humanities Grants, and Library Expenses. In 2014, Re$earch Infosource ranked Lakehead 2nd in Ontario and 3rd among Canada’s undergraduate universities.
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